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was abandoned before half completed as it was found to be too expen- 

 sive. What digging was done served to drain a large area of marsh- 

 land between Ocean View and Bethany Beach, which has since become 

 seeded up, in part, to some good, young loblolly thickets, while other 

 portions of it have been put under cultivation. Representative Bur- 

 ton, of Delaware, is now working on a scheme for the completion of an 



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Fig. 10. Middle of sand bar, where sand is well fixed by beach grass. Such land is suitable 



for planting. 



inland waterway from Lewes into and through Rehoboth Bay, which 

 is a much smaller project and would not require a large appropriation 

 by Congress. Such a canal would not only prove of immense value 

 as an inland highway for ships but would also result in draining large 

 areas of marshland along the sand-bar. 



Afforestation of the sand-bar is an entirely practicable proposi- 

 tion for the State to undertake. The fact that the completion of the 

 inland waterway from Lewes to Rehoboth would greatly increase nat- 



